Wake Tech’s Northern Wake Campus open after lockdown lifted

The lockdown at Wake Tech's Northern Wake Campus has been lifted after the school received word from authorities that a potential threat is over, according to spokeswoman Laurie Clowers.

Clowers, in an email message to media members, said that students and employees are free to enter and exit the campus. Classes will take place on schedule for the rest of the day, she added.

The campus went on lockdown earlier Monday morning as the State Highway Patrol and the Raleigh Police investigated reports of a man spotted carrying a rifle in the area shortly after 9 a.m.

Law enforcement officials were not allowing anyone to enter or exit the campus during the lockdown. Each building on the Wake Tech campus was secured, meaning that students, staff and faculty had to remain in the building they were in.

Wake Tech’s Northern Wake Campus is located on US 401 just north of I-540.